DNA Testing For Thalassemia / Lennox’s Case

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

There is no cure for thalassemias, and the best treatment available today consists of frequent blood transfusions (every two to three weeks) with iron chelation therapy (e.g. deferoxamine) administered subcutaneously. Bone marrow transplants (hematopoietic stem cell transplantations) and cord blood transplantation with pre-operative myeloablation are potentially curative, though the latter requires further investigation.

(source - Wikipedia)

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Detailed Scans Of Lennox

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

I have just scanned two detailed images from Lennox’s ultrasound scan yesterday. At least this time the doctor involved was good enough to give us printouts and not more concearned with saving paper like the last few doctors. So this time around we have a grand total of 2 images compared to 1 image last time, 0 before that and 1 before that (yes we did try and ask several times, but got lame excuses like - the pictures will be better at the next scan). It goes to show how disconnected many doctors are with the actual feelings of their patients and how much more connected they are with the width of their wallets.

Anyway here are the pics…

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Introducing Baby Lennox To The World

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

It is hard to write this blog post. I would like to proudly introduce my son - baby boy Lennox to the world! He is mostly fighting fit and was all smiles at the thorough ultrasound scan last Saturday and very active. Here is a pic of our brave little fighter from the last scan (Fetal anomaly scan) aged about 5 months…

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